XA5104 Could not locate the Android NDK

Question

XA5104: Could not locate the Android NDK. Please make sure the Android NDK is installed in the Android SDK Manager, or if using a custom NDK path, please ensure the $(AndroidNdkDirectory) MSBuild property is set to the custom path.

The NDK location is set to the ndk within the android sdk but still this shows up

Answer 1

All the answers above are valid.

But in case you can't change the default location of the Android NDK through the settings (it was my case, I think it's a Windows 11 problem as surprising as it may sound):

• Make sure you installed NDK, if not: Tools > Android > Android SDK manager > Tools > select NDK > Apply Changes

• Create a folder named "AndroidNDK64" in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft

• Move the C:\Microsoft\AndroidNDK\android-ndk-... folder to the folder you just created

It worked for me and I hope it works for you too 😉

Answer 2

I came across this issue and it turned out to have nothing to do with the Android NDK. I was trying to deploy a debug version of my app on top of a release build, changing back to debug or uninstalling my app solved the problem.